Each year, Inner Wheel U.S.A. promotes community service and leadership by presenting a Year of Achievement Award. The award can only be won by a new member who coordinates a special project for their club. This year, new Inner Wheel Club of Slidell member Wendy Harpster served as project chairwoman of the club's GNO Shots for Kids initiative. Harpster was encouraged and supported in her effort by Inner Wheel of Slidell Vice President Linda Crowe.

Having fulfilled this Community Service and Leadership Objective, the club is one step closer to earning its Year of Achievement Award for 2013-14. In addition to the Community Service and Leadership Objective, the club must meet Membership Growth, National, International and Community Relations objectives, as well as donations to support the Inner Wheel Foundation's Myo-Electric Limbs for Children program.

Inner Wheel Club of Slidell IWCS has achieved the Year of Achievement Award for the past five years.

In addition to her work supporting Inner Wheel Club of Slidell, Harpster serves as a “model of service” in many areas of the Slidell community. She is a member of Grace Memorial Baptist Church, Youth Sunday School Teacher, St. Tammany Parish Schools' substitute teacher, Junior Auxiliary of Slidell, Slidell Ladies for Liberty, Slidell Republican Women’s Club and Children’s Wish Endowment.